Huang Shixing has been in a very good mood these days.
He obtained the test papers in advance through cheating. After completing the test, Huang Shixing boasted among his classmates that he would win the first place in the Five Classics.
The top five in the provincial examination are the top five in the provincial examination. It is very honorable to be in the top place in the provincial examination and the joint examination. In the future, when the imperial examination records are compiled, the top five in the imperial examination will also be led by the five classics, which is regarded as an honor for scholars in the imperial examination.
Huang Shixing was bragging outside. Naturally, many scholars in Yanping Prefecture couldn't stand it. Everything was waiting for the moment when the results of the provincial examination were announced.
Kuixing Tower is not far outside Gongyuan. Huang Shixing has booked the top floor of Kuixing Tower at this time. From here, he can overlook the scene of Gongyuan.
His personal book boys have already crowded into the Gongyuan Square, and will return to Kuixing Tower to report when the list is unveiled.
Huang Shixing was very proud, and the younger brothers present also had their own thoughts. More and more people gathered in the Gongyuan Square.
At this time, in Nanchan Temple, Chen Chaoyuan and other students were already preparing to go out to look at the results.
"Brother Rulin really doesn't want to go?"
Su Ze smiled and said, "You go ahead and tell me the news when you come back."
Chen Chaoyuan thought that Su Ze was arrogant and did not do well in the provincial examination this time, so he did not invite him again.
Three thousand scholars passed the examination at ninety, but the provincial examination was too cruel, so Fan Jin made a mistake like passing the examination.
In fact, for students like Chen Chaoyuan who took the provincial examination for the first time, it was a fantasy to pass the examination in one go.
Everyone knows that looking at the rankings is just a process. What if you win?
These days, everyone is either setting up stalls or traveling around. The main thing is to adjust their mentality.
But Su Ze locked himself in the room every day, and everyone thought he had failed the exam and was in a bad mood.
Everyone came out together, and Han Li said: "Brother Rulin, is there too much pressure? There is no candidate in our Yanping Prefecture who has not taken the exam for several years. Only those in Fujian who can pass the exam in the first year are rare."
Li Qiyuan also said: "Yes, yes, Rulin has been holding himself in the Zen room every day these days, so don't let him get sick."
Chen Chaoyuan sighed and said: "When I was studying under Haijiaoyu, Rulin had the best grades and was the most serious in his studies. His perseverance was unmatched by me. But Rulin has always been good since the county examination. It was smooth sailing, maybe it was because I was under too much pressure.”
Han Li said: "That's how it is in the rural examination. Even if you are a small Sanyuan, there will be no preferential treatment in the rural examination. If you can't write the seven classics well, you will still be dismissed."
Chen Chaoyuan looked at the Zen room and said, "I have asked Abbot Ci'en to advise Rulin. I will go and see the list first."
Everyone said: "Brother Chen is still thoughtful!"
Everyone went to the Gongyuan to see the list, and Su Ze was still preparing a plan to control the Minjiang River.
Su Ze has been staying in the house these days, using wood and sand to make a Minjiang sand table. He is looking at the sand table attentively.
Minjiang River is the largest river in Fujian Province, China. It originates from Junkou Township, Jianning County, at the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi.
The three main tributaries of Jianxi, Futunxi and Shaxi all converge near Nanping. If you want to manage the Minjiang River, you still have to do it in Nanping.
Su Ze made a mark in Nanping. The Minjiang River often flooded. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in later generations, the Ansha Jiulong Lake Reservoir was built, and the flooding was reduced.
Jiulong Lake Reservoir is also located near Huayang Mountain in Nanping. It was originally several natural lakes. Connecting these lakes to the Min River and building a dam can store water.
In addition to the Jiulong Lake Reservoir, Gutian Creek in the lower reaches of the Min River also frequently overflows.
The water flow of Gutian River is rapid. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in later generations, the Gutian River Paddy Station was built. There are abundant water resources here, and a mint workshop can be built to make full use of the water power.
No wonder the ancients said that to control Fujian, you must first control the Minjiang River. After studying the hydrograph, Su Ze realized that his previous large-scale money-splitting project was really taken for granted.
It would probably take less than ten years to manage all the five rivers and three streams in Fujian. This can only be achieved with very efficient organizational capabilities.
Considering the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that most of the projects were just a show-off.
Su Ze looked at the mark of the Jiulong Lake Dam. If the Jiulong Lake Reservoir could be built, it would be enough to make Eunuch Tao famous throughout the ages.
In this case, the most important thing to do when we go back this time is to build the Jiulong Lake Dam.
Su Ze made up his mind to first inspect the situation near the dam when he went back this time, and then asked Eunuch Tao to mobilize manpower from Yanping Prefecture to build the dam.
As long as such a dam can be built, the Minjiang River will be fine for several years.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Su Ze opened the door and saw a bald old monk standing at the door.
This old monk Su Ze had met several times, and he was Abbot Ci'en of Xichan Temple.
Su Ze invited Abbot Ci'en into the house where he lived.
"Amitabha, don't you, Donor Su, look at the list?"
Su Ze smiled and said: "If you win, you win, if you don't win, you don't win. Whether you watch the rankings or not will not affect the Beijing rankings. What's the difference between watching and not watching?"
The list of the provincial examination is a special list stamped with the imperial seal. It was brought from the capital by Wang Daokun, the Zhigongju, so it is called the Beijing list.
When Su Ze said this, Abbot Ci En smiled. This patron Su could actually play martial arts, and he was also an interesting character.
Su Ze also looked at the old monk. Abbot Ci'an was also a wonderful man. These days, he often heard young novices talking about him in Xichan Temple.
Although Xichan Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty, many of it was damaged. Before Abbot Ci'an took over, all the pagodas in Ci'an Temple collapsed.
After taking over, the abbot led all the monks in the temple to do civil engineering and carpentry work while begging for alms. He actually straightened the dilapidated pagoda, and then rebuilt the Western Zen building, beam by beam, brick by brick. temple.
In recent years, Xizen Temple has gradually become more popular.
Su Ze didn't have much dislike for this kind of practical monk.
At this time, the old monk saw the sand table behind Su Ze. He heard from the monk that Su Ze had taken over the carpentry tools, but he did not expect that he was actually making such a thing.
Abbot Ci'en said to Su Ze: "Donor Su, can you take a look at the things?"
"Please."
Abbot Ci'en walked over and saw the exquisite sand table. Su Ze also used the remaining wood to make a small model of a waterwheel to represent the hydraulic mint. Abbot Ci'en picked one up and was even more impressed.
"Did these all be done by Donor Su himself?"
Su Ze nodded. Abbot Ci'en looked at the sand table again and asked, "This is it? Is this the Minjiang River?"
Su Zegao glanced at the old monk. People in this era couldn't read maps. Su Ze was already surprised to be able to tell at a glance that this was the Minjiang River.
The old monk said: "The poor monk once traveled to Fujian when he was young. He walked along the Min River. It turns out that it is the Min River."
The old monk asked again: "Old monk, I would like to take the liberty of asking what is Donor Su going to do?"
Su Ze said calmly: "Conquer the Minjiang River."
The old monk was stunned, "Governing the river?"
You are not even a civil servant, but you want to govern the river?
But the old monk looked at the lifelike sand table, clasped his hands in admiration and said: "Amitabha, donor Su has the great ambition to save all sentient beings, I admire you!"
Abbot Ci'en thought for a while and said: "While repairing the pagoda of our temple, the poor monk found a strange book. He also relied on this strange book to complete the repair of the Buddhist temple. However, there were many things in the book that the old monk could not understand. place."
"Since Donor Su wants to manage the river, he must also use these craftsmanships."
After saying this, Abbot Ci En asked the young novice monk at the door to go to the Sutra Pavilion to get the books.
Su Ze also became interested. When he visited Xichan Temple, he also found that although the temple was newly built, it was not the same style as contemporary temples. Instead, it had the atmosphere of Tang and Song Dynasty architecture.
The architecture of the Tang and Song Dynasties is completely different from the architecture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The reason for all this is naturally the chronological construction technology caused by the war.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The craftsmanship industry itself is passed down by word of mouth and heart. Many craftsman families have died in the war, so the skills cannot be passed down.
Not to mention construction technology, even military engineering technology has been lost a lot. The city walls built in the Ming Dynasty are newer than those built in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but they are much worse than those built in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
After a while, the little novice monk came to the single room holding an ancient book.
Abbot Ci'en handed the book to Su Ze and said, "I don't know who made this book. It records a large number of construction methods of houses and palaces, as well as the construction regulations of river dams and city walls. If Su Ze finds it useful, he can put it into the book." It copied it."
Su Ze took a look and exclaimed on the spot, this book turned out to be "Creating French Style"!
"Is it hidden in the pagoda?"
Abbot Ci'en saw that Su Ze recognized this book and asked in confusion: "Donor Su, does he recognize this book?"
You know it, why don’t you know it? This book is very famous in the woodworking and construction industry!
"Building Methods" is an architectural work written by Li Jie in the Song Dynasty. It was compiled by Li Jie on the basis of "Wooden Classic" written by Yu Hao, a craftsman from Zhejiang Province. It is an official specification book for architectural design and construction issued by the Northern Song Dynasty.
This book records the architectural experience of previous dynasties summarized by the Song Dynasty, and proposes a complete set of construction specifications. It is a masterpiece of ancient wooden architecture!
However, due to the wars in the Yuan Dynasty, and the book contained a lot of jargon in the construction industry, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty could not understand it and the book was almost lost.
When all the contents of the book were deciphered, it was only after Liang Sicheng and his wife explored the remaining ancient buildings in later generations and combined them with ancient documents and archives that the entire book was deciphered.
Su Ze also didn't expect that Ci En, an old monk, would rebuild Xichan Temple with the help of this book!
It’s no wonder that although Xichan Temple was rebuilt in this dynasty, it still has the legacy of the Tang and Song Dynasties. It turns out that it is like this!
Su Ze picked up the book and couldn't put it down. Monk Ci'en asked doubtfully: "Can Donor Su understand this book?"
Su Ze nodded, and he explained the preface to the old monk. Abbot Ci'en suddenly became enlightened, and his previous doubts were swept away.
He solemnly said: "Xianggong Su is a great talent! This book has been copied by the temple. It should have been given to Xianggong Su!"
Su Ze was shocked. Ancient books from the Song Dynasty were extremely valuable. Although this was a carpenter's book, it was beautifully bound and had many illustrations. Many bibliophiles would collect it at a high price.
But Monk Ci'en said: "The poor monk once traveled along the Minjiang River when he was young, and he knows the suffering of the people from floods. If Su Xianggong can use the things in this book to control the river, it will be the merit of the poor monk! Amitabha!"
Su Ze was solemn. He had seen many monks who were only interested in profit, and he had also seen arrogant and domineering Taoist priests. It was inevitable that he would have some prejudice against these people.
Sure enough, there should be no stereotype, this monk Ci En is indeed compassionate.
The two began to exchange carpentry experiences again, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became. The old monk had rich construction experience and spent a lot of effort building the Buddhist temple.
Su Ze's carpentry also has Level 5, but he is knowledgeable enough to understand the "Construction Method". After the two parties communicated, Su Ze heard the system prompt.
[Exchange carpentry experience, carpenter skills and experience +50]
[Exchange carpentry experience, carpenter skills and experience +50]
Looking at the rising experience, Su Ze only felt that the kind-hearted old monk was more pleasing to the eye. Why hadn't he discovered this good place to gain experience earlier?
Upstairs in Kuixing, the crowd suddenly became commotion.
"The list is posted!"
Huang Shixing pretended to be calm, but actually regretted why he didn't go to see the list in person.
At this time, he was extremely uneasy and just hoped that the book boy running errands would come back soon.
But I don’t want the book boy to come back too quickly, because the Beijing ranking list is hung from bottom to top. The first thing to be exposed is the ranking at the back, and the first thing to see is the ranking at the bottom.
At this time, relying on Yu Zongchao's strong physique from a military family, Chen Chaoyuan and others have also squeezed into the list.
"Ninety people in the Fujian Provincial Examination, Huang Shixing, Nanping County, Yanping Prefecture, Fujian, Yi Jing".
The first name was someone they knew, and everyone took a breath.
Mr. Huang was indeed hit. Thinking of the other party's age, everyone had mixed feelings.
The Beijing list was slowly put up, and everyone was worried. However, after seeing more than forty names, there was still no scholar from Nanping on the list.
He didn't dare to think about going any further. Chen Chaoyuan sighed. Didn't he count whether he had hit the center or not? It's just a fantasy.
Upstairs in Kuixing, many princes were waiting anxiously when they heard the sound of climbing up the stairs.
"It's a hit! Young master is a hit!"
Huang Shixing's book boy ran up the stairs and shouted excitedly.
But Huang Shixing's heart skipped a beat. Even before the Beijing ranking list was finished, he had already won?
A follower pulled the boy and asked, "Win? How many?"
The book boy rushed over and said, "Congratulations, young master! I ranked 90th in the high school provincial examination!"
Now Kuixing upstairs couldn't bear it any longer, and many scholars who had been forcibly invited by Huang Shixing or came to have a meal laughed.
Isn't the ninetieth place the last one?
Huang Shixing's face turned pale.
At this time, one of his die-hard followers jumped up and said: "Impossible! Brother Huang was the last one? There must be something wrong! We must re-examine!"
A re-examination is a re-examination for successful candidates. Because of the increasing number of imperial examination fraud cases, many examiners will re-examine.
There are also cases where candidates feel that the results are unfair and cause trouble until the examiner finally decides to retake the exam.
Hearing the retest, Huang Shixing's face turned even paler. He quickly said: "Anyway, I won, and the last one also won. Drink and drink!"
The follower still said reluctantly: "Who is Jieyuan? Is he from Fuzhou Prefecture again? Every time, someone from Fuzhou Prefecture wins Jieyuan. Is there any fairness?"
The Yanping Mansion scholars in Kuixing Tower were all excited.
Chen Chaoyuan and others who were looking at the list also felt that it was very tragic. So far, only three people from Yanping Prefecture were on the list, and there was not a single scholar from Yanping Prefecture among the top forty.
Over the years, Fuzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture have widened the gap with other prefectures. In recent decades, almost all Jieyuan Prefectures came from these two prefectures.
The scholar from Yanping Prefecture felt that his face was even more dull. When all the Beijing rankings came up, Chen Chaoyuan rubbed his eyes.
"First place in the Fujian Provincial Examination, Su Ze, Nanping County, Yanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, Chunqiu"!
The scores for the college entrance examination were released yesterday. If any readers take the college entrance examination, I wish you the best!
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